The row over the provenance of the photograph of Prince Harry 'groping' the breast of TV presenter Natalie Pinkham has taken a new twist tonight. Following on from the Clarence House claims that the images are around three years old, the TV presenter has reportedly said the offending images have been reprinted by The Sun without her permission.

A spokeswoman for the presenter, a long-time friend of the Princes, has revealed: "The pictures are personal and were never intended for publication. Natalie is distressed and angry that somebody has copies of her private photographs. She considers herself to be a friend of the princes and they are aware that she would never do anything to embarrass them."

Today's Sun newspaper openly criticised the second and third-in-line to the throne for their undignified behaviour. Beneath a headline reading 'The Booze Brothers', the two Princes are pictured inside the paper hugging, seemingly in a drunken state.

The paper went on to claim that William could be seen "trying a tactful approach with another party girl".

This afternoon, Clarence House questioned the timeline of the images, although — following the long established practice that they never react to reports on the private lives of the royals — gave no reaction to the controversy surrounding the behaviour of the young Princes. The issue of when the photographs were taken is important, not least to William and Harry.

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Name: Kate

Comment: Regardless HOW the newspaper came to have these photos, the behaviour of the two Princes is NOT acceptable, considering WHO they are! I am sure they are aware of their roles and positions in life and should try to act accordingly! Regarding the photos themselves, which the girl says were stolen, where did she have these printed and if it were at a shop, could the person printing them NOT have made copies? I hope both Natalie and Harry sue this newspaper!

Name: Kathy Gebhardt

Comment: William and Harry aren't normal guys from a normal family. They have to watch everything they do because things like this will happen. The amount of alcohol they consume is way past any kind of normal amount. People who say they are just being normal guys, should realize that normal guys, as well as famous guys, can become alcoholics....and it CAN happen to them as well as the average Joe.

Name: Lisa	Comment: How old is this chick anyway? She looks way too old to be hanging out with William and Harry let alone letting one of them grope her. If this picture turns out to be from when Harry was underage, I hope they press charges on her!

Name: Lisa	Comment: This sure doesn't smell right. I doubt they would print these without permission. Britain's laws are pretty strict.

Name: doke	Comment: What is the big deal? He seems to be growing up to be a normal guy. In the picture the girl doesn't seem to mind it at all. If she doesn't care, why do we????